20 : 10 : 39 : 07 . Qualified testing professional. Measuring and testing for stray current or stray voltage shall be performed by a qualified testing professional. The following persons are presumed to be qualified testing professionals:

1. (1) A professional engineer, licensed in any state, who has completed no fewer than 40 hours of commission-approved stray voltage training and who has been involved in no fewer than 5 prior investigations involving the measurement or testing of stray current or stray voltage;
2. (2) An electrician holding an electrical contractor's license, master electrician's license, or equivalent, in any state, who has completed no fewer than 40 hours of commission-approved stray current or stray voltage training and who has been involved in no fewer than 5 prior investigations involving the measurement or testing of stray current or stray voltage; or

3. (3) A technician who, under the supervision of a person presumed qualified under subdivision 20:10:39:07(1) or (2), who has completed no fewer than 8 hours of commission-approved stray current or stray voltage training and has been involved in no fewer than 5 prior investigations involving the measurement or testing of stray current or stray voltage.

   The commission shall establish and update a list of commission-approved stray current and stray voltage training programs.

Source: 42 SDR 174 , effective June 21, 2016; 47 SDR 125, effective May 30, 2021 .

General Authority: SDCL 49 - 47 - 2 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 49-47-2 , 49 - 47 - 3 .

Prior versions effective: 2016-06-21.